KIA Yang Hyeon-jong becomes the second player in KBO League history to record 100 innings for 13 consecutive seasons

Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = KIA Tigers franchise star Yang Hyun-jong set a record of 100 innings for 13 consecutive seasons for the second time in KBO League history. Yang Hyun-jong started in the visiting game against the 2026 Professional Baseball Kiwoom Heroes held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 21st, and pitched well with 2 hits, 2 walks, 1 out, 5 strikeouts, and 1 run in 5⅓ innings. He was replaced by Taeyang Lee at 1st base with 1 out in the bottom of the 6th inning with a 3-1 lead. Yang Hyun-jong, who pitched 95⅔ innings this season until the previous game, surpassed 100 innings. With this, Yang Hyun-jong matched the record of 100 innings set by Song Jin-woo (retired), the longest in history for 13 consecutive seasons (1994-2006 seasons). If he pitches more than 100 innings next year, he will set a new record for the longest consecutive season with 100 innings. This record appears unlikely to be broken for the time being. Among active players, the second place in this category is Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles, who pitched 100 innings for 10 consecutive seasons. Yang Hyeon-jong pitched more than 100 innings for the first time in the 2009 season, the third year since his debut, when he pitched 148⅔ innings. He was responsible for more than 100 innings for three consecutive seasons, but his record streak stopped for a while when he stayed at 41 innings in the 2012 season. The streak of 100 consecutive innings began again in the 2013 season. Yang Hyun-jong, who pitched 104⅔ innings that year, exceeded 100 innings in every season except for the 2021 season, when he advanced to the American Professional Baseball Major League (MLB). From the 2015 season to the 2019 season, he was responsible for more than 180 innings for five consecutive seasons, establishing himself as the league's representative innings eater. In particular, he pitched 200⅓ innings in the 2016 season, surpassing 200 innings in a season for the first time. In addition to recording 100 innings in consecutive seasons, Yang Hyun-jong is leaving various traces. Before today's game, he had recorded 194 wins (133 losses), 2,248 strikeouts, and 2,752⅓ innings in his personal career. He is first in strikeouts in league history and second in most wins and most innings, following Song Jin-woo (210 wins, 3,003 innings). [email protected]